The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology

by Jerry L. Walls

Book Overview

Eschatology is the study of the last things: death, judgment, the afterlife, and the end of the world. Through centuries of Christian thoughtfrom the early Church fathers through the Middle Ages and the Reformationthese issues were of the utmost importance. In other religions, too, eschatological concerns were central. After the Enlightenment, though, many religious thinkers began to downplay the importance of eschatology which, in light of rationalism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199735883
• ISBN13: 9780199735884
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 2.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"